Money: A Story of Humanity

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In this groundbreaking book, renowned global economist David McWilliams unlocks the mysteries and the awesome power of money: what it is, how it works and why it matters.

Money is an epic, breathlessly entertaining journey across the world through the present and the past, from the birthplace of money in ancient Babylon to the beginning of trade along the silk road to China, from Marrakech markets to Wall Street and the dawn of cryptocurrency. By tracking its history McWilliams uncovers our relationship with money, transforming our perspective on its impact on the world right now.

The story of money is the story of our desires, our genius and our downfalls. Money has shaped the very essence of what it means to be human. We cant hope to understand ourselves without it. And yet despite moneys primacy, most of us dont truly understand it.Where does money come from How much is out there Who controls it Nothing weve invented as a species has defined our own evolution so thoroughly and changed the direction of our planets history so dramatically. Money is power and power beguiles. It unleashes our deepest cravings.

The story of money is the story of earths most inventive, destructive and dangerous animal, Homo Sapiens. It is our story.

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David McWilliams strives to demystify economics and make the topic accessible to audiences worldwide. Formerly an economist for Irish Central Bank, UBS, and Banque Nationale de Paris, he is a prolific author, podcaster, journalist, documentarian, and broadcaster. He is the founder of the worlds only economics and stand-up comedy festival, Kilkenomics, which the Financial Times called the best economics conference in the world. McWilliams has written five books, writes a weekly column for The Irish Times and contributes regularly to the Financial Times. A faculty member at Trinity Business School at Trinity College, Dublin, hes been described as being to economics what David Attenborough is to the natural sciences and Brian Cox is to physics. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.